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A couple from me from the Goodwood FOS moving motor show, shot on my 50d with Tamron 17-50 2.8. Definitely could have done with a longer lens but didn't want to lug my 120-400mm around with me all day!

First shot is a shot of Josh Brookes British Superbikes. Pin sharp, hand held Canon 7D and 300 prime. Second one is a car, im a bike person so this was a bit of practice, Third is British superbike champion Tommy Hill. No pro track access so i had to use my brain to get a decent shot.The third shot was the most difficult. Canon 500 f4, gimbal head, tripod, minus a two thirds exposure compensation, focus point set to far left, speed set to 200th sec, calculate which class it is, which corner, which track,so which of three cameras, which of three lens to use. Curl hand over the top of the lens. All the tracks, corners and classes have different speeds so you have to calculate what speed to use. Pre focus on the track because i have no pro access so cant see the bikes approaching, hear them start panning, pic up the bike, single shot, and its blurred. Damm, start again. And no photoshop.

You guys really need to invest in a good monopod, it is the way to shoot any sport. On another note, i always shoot 1/500 because i can't have focus failures but for a fun thing ot do i would like ot get into some panning blur photography. I have actually been reading about it, just yesterday i checked out a few sites discussing it.